Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-11-19
CITY AND DISTRICT.
REAL EsTATE TALK.
A Proposed New system CT Maxim
Street Irpr svcnirnt4.

street improvements.
o. THNp OF TIE COST 70 ~ ASSESSED AGAINST
I" YxorxETT-TEE sCEszCT OF STREET RAILWAYS
10 ciAN TIE ATTENTION OF CONGRESS THIS
wDrn--rHE DEMAND FOR RENTED PROPERTY.
The members OF Congress are beginning TO
arfve In the city and In the internal b fore the
opening OF the sessions OF the national legislature
they are hunting up quarters for the winter. Gen.
orally speaking they want furnished houses, as
those who rent unfurnished houses have already
made their selection and have their families
located for the winter. The list OF furnished
houses for rent Is quite extensive and there Is
wide range for selection. some or the nnest
private residences in the city completely and even
elegantly furnished can be rented for the season,
and a temporary resident can be very comfortably
housed The renting season as 70 is drawing to a
close IL commented upon by rea,-estate agents As
being a very good one. ana while there are houses
Sill on the renting lists, the numOer II not very
large, especially az compared WIN Ehls vas
offered In the early portion OF the season.
Tine number OF expensive houses rented indicates
that society circles this season VIII receive many
notable additions In other respects the real e.-
fate market Is quiet, although good many trans
actions ars being made, as the daily court record
win show. Building operations continue 10 De
active. and large number OF Rev houses are
started each week. Dealers consider that the
present outlook IS promising and predict revival
In the spring OF the activity OF the past year. Inc
nned 70 thu completion OF the WORK OF opening and
grading streets. ana a great deal In this line Is
being done In the outlying subdivisions.
PROPOSED PLAN FOR STREET IMPROVEMENT.
A suggestion has been made TO Col. Ludlow, the
Engineer Commissioner, TO do away with the pres
ent system OF making street Improvements, ac-
cor,iiny TO a schedule submitted TO Congress- upon
which appropri atoms for that purpose are based
IT is proposed that a lump sum be Appropriated,
and that all street Improvements be made only at
the request Of a majority OF the property holders
upon each street One-thir OF the cost OF such i'm
proyeunsntS To be assessed upon the property, and
The remainder 10 be paid ont of the appropriation
made for that purpose. IL is claimed that The cost
10 the Individual propert y-hoIders will be slight.
and that they would be perfectly willing TO be
taxed tothat extent IN order IN secure the improve
menta II is also Chained that IL Will be more
eQuirao system. and that the streets needing tie
pavernents the most would In this way obtain i'm
proyements which, under the present system,
might BE- delayed for years. A calculation OF the
cost OF paving streets under this arrangement has
Deen made which shows that for property fronting
cost OF asphalt payment at 50 per square yard
would be ABOUT 50. The figures are as follows:
Twenty feet front on a roadway % feet wide would
1--WE total or 100 square feet. or about "a square
yards. At So per yard this would cost the District
slA and cne-third assessed against the properties
each side Of the street The streets 70 DC improved
each year would in this way DC determined en-
TREY by the citizens the extent Of such work be-
ING only limited by the amount OF money appro-
priated TO meet twO-thirtS Of the cost.
NEW STREET RAILWAYS.
The attention OF Congress az the coming session
win be called 20 a variety OF plans for improving
and expanding the present system Of street rail-
vays The effort made at the last session to pro-
cure a cnarter for a cable road, which VIII make
long circuit through and about the city. viii be
renewed. and 10 Is said that at least Two CON-
panies IN addition Will ask for the privilege OF
using the streets OF the city for street
railways The promoters OF these schemes
seem TO be Indifferent as TO what
motive power Ia designated 10 be used, whether
cable or electricity, and It Is probable that the
authority 10 use either will be asked for in the
bills All these railroad plans will be vigorously
pushed, and the contest promisest to be as animated
as 10 was last winter over the granting OF the
charter 20 the cable road. In addition TO these
proposed lines within the limits OF the city, chart
ers Will be asked Tor roads running out into the
srouros. The movement for line out the 1enley-
town road viii be revived and vigorously urged
and the projectors think their efforts will be
crowned WITH success Last year II was proposed
10 build \ clble road on this route and the pro-
motors still favor that kind OF motive power. IL Is
proposed IN the event cable road Is authorized to
run freight car In connection with the passenger
car, that a loaded wagon. horses. driver
and all can be hauled up the steep hill
way II Is thought that the revenues OF
the company would be IN a healthier condition
than IL entire dependence was placed on the
isres from The passenger traffic.
sidcr The ACCESSIBILITY of granting charter for a
road with either cable electric cars 20 run out
eth street and then turning into the Rock creek
church rcai TO extend "a far aS TakOml PARK.
The larys purchases OF land along the 7th street
rOad and the layinC-Cut OF extensive subdivisions
viii be used a. arguments II favor of railroad IA
critfeA There are other rOldS proposed 10 run
ont into the suburbs. and u seems likely that no
as far a. the introduction OF bills in Congress Is
concerned.